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ceylonite

ceylonite noun: a ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron.

Noun

ceylonite (countable and uncountable, plural ceylonites)

  1. A ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron.

Forms of ceylonite

pluralceylonites

Origin of ceylonite

From Ceylon + -ite.

Questions about ceylonite

What does ceylonite mean?
Ceylonite means a ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron.
What part of speech is ceylonite?
Ceylonite is a noun.
What is the plural of ceylonite?
The plural of ceylonite is ceylonites.

Words near ceylonite in the dictionary

  1. Ceylon tea
  2. Ceylone
  3. Ceylonese
  4. Ceylonese English
  5. Ceyloneses
  6. ceylonite
  7. ceylonites
  8. Ceylons
  9. ceyssatite
  10. Ceyx
  11. Cezieni

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